Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 2

[Upgrayedd]

So they left everything which increases a house's worth?

 

[Beerfish]

So they left everything which increases a house's worth?

Seems that way. They just wanted a pool because gen y/millenials.

 

[Power Raid]

The couple seemed a bit special. Bought a 3x1 fixer upper for $600k or something, spent $200k I think on renovating the front and putting a ******* pool in (bobcat had to be craned into the back yard) and did nothing to the kitchen, bathroom or back yard then wondered why they couldn't sell it. Ended up it was still on the market although I just did a quick search and couldn't find it so maybe it's sold since filming.

who would renovate a home and not consider the bits women pay special attention to? nothing worse than a house with a shitty kitchen, no matter how hard you clean it, it still has a grubby dated feel. Same said with bathrooms.

Plus raise the ceiling and put in nice lighting.

 

[Kram]

who would renovate a home and not consider the bits women pay special attention to? nothing worse than a house with a shitty kitchen, no matter how hard you clean it, it still has a grubby dated feel. Same said with bathrooms.

Plus raise the ceiling and put in nice lighting.

Heck even most blokes these days would look at the kitchen first.

 

[ioppolo]

**** having a pool, not worth the effort

 

[Beerfish]

who would renovate a home and not consider the bits women pay special attention to? nothing worse than a house with a shitty kitchen, no matter how hard you clean it, it still has a grubby dated feel. Same said with bathrooms.

Plus raise the ceiling and put in nice lighting.

I don't think the kitchen even had an oven ffs. Not sure about raising the ceiling but kitchen, bathroom and lighting are no brainers.. unless you have no brain I guess.

**** having a pool, not worth the effort

The power expense alone is enough to make me never want one. Add to that the actual maintenance involved in keeping it usable..

 

[quotemokc]

100%

culturally, the Canadian and Americans are far friendlier and courteous in day to day life (even if sometimes just a veneer) than Australians. Thus the system like that works there.

Australians, like the Brits, are an aggressive culture and thus need very clear rules to know exactly "who is in the right".

Brits are very friendly.

When you drive on their country roads that barely fit one car you need to be courteous

 

[JackOutback]

100%

culturally, the Canadian and Americans are far friendlier and courteous in day to day life (even if sometimes just a veneer) than Australians. Thus the system like that works there.

Australians, like the Brits, are an aggressive culture and thus need very clear rules to know exactly "who is in the right".

I don't think that's true at all. Australians are friendlier than most on a one-on-one level and Americans are just as big campaigners on the road as anywhere else.

 

[Scotland]

The couple seemed a bit special. Bought a 3x1 fixer upper for $600k or something, spent $200k I think on renovating the front and putting a ******* pool in (bobcat had to be craned into the back yard) and did nothing to the kitchen, bathroom or back yard then wondered why they couldn't sell it. Ended up it was still on the market although I just did a quick search and couldn't find it so maybe it's sold since filming.

Did they provide the address?

 

[Beerfish]

Did they provide the address?

Don't think they ever do. It's usually pretty easy to find though given they'll put something about selling houses in the write up.

 

[Scotland]

Don't think they ever do. It's usually pretty easy to find though given they'll put something about selling houses in the write up.

I remember seeing a place in Vic Park that had a pool put in, curious if it's the same one.

 

[Beerfish]

I remember seeing a place in Vic Park that had a pool put in, curious if it's the same one.

Just checked out google maps thinking I might recognise it from the aerial given VP is pretty small. No dice. I think the pool wasn't a recent thing. They did that a few years ago.

 

[Scotland]

What features did it have?

 

[Beerfish]

What features did it have?

What do you mean? It was a 3x1 with a pool. No access either side of the house. Had a carport I think.

 

[Scotland]

What do you mean? It was a 3x1 with a pool. No access either side of the house. Had a carport I think.

OK, not the one I thought then. That had a drive down the side of the house. Sold $580k in 2012, $735k in 2018.

I'll have a gander on the Fox app at some stage.

 

[Beerfish]

OK, not the one I thought then. That had a drive down the side of the house. Sold $580k in 2012, $735k in 2018.

I'll have a gander on the Fox app at some stage.

What's the address of the one you thought it was?

 

[Scotland]

What's the address of the one you thought it was?

157 Berwick.

 

[Billy ray]

The dude has a bit of the dangerfield about him

 

[Beerfish]

157 Berwick.

Nah definitely not.

 

[Beerfish]

The dude has a bit of the dangerfield about him

Haha I thought exactly the same thing.

 

[Scotland]

I heard Dangerfield on the radio last night, some sports segment on 91.3 or something. He was talking about some fishing trip they went on and filmed. Immediately thought to myself that I will look forward to not watching that.

 

[Beerfish]

157 Berwick.

This is it.

Address is 18 something something..

 

[Scotland]

Nah definitely not.

Fair enough. I thought the reno of that place was interesting. Big block (with zoning to be split in two) and the owners opted to chuck in a pool and shed and leave the house structurally as is. Looked good and would be a nice place to live in but a poor investment decision.

 

[Scotland]

This is it.

Address is 18 something something..

Did they really pay $600k the spend $200k to get a best offer of $810k? LOL.

That is a nice enough house but they have spent $200k very poorly. I have friends that did a big reno and completely changed an old character home from a 2 or 3 x 1 into a 4 x 2. If you're going to spend that sort of money that's what you need to do to make a return on it.

 

[Beerfish]

Did they really pay $600k the spend $200k to get a best offer of $810k? LOL.

That is a nice enough house but they have spent $200k very poorly. I have friends that did a big reno and completely changed an old character home from a 2 or 3 x 1 into a 4 x 2. If you're going to spend that sort of money that's what you need to do to make a return on it.

But it's got a pool man!!